5 Things to Know from your Executive Director
Happy Summer STPGA Members and Associates,
On behalf of our staff, I hope your spring season has been successful at your club and rounds continue to be strong. It was enjoyable to watch a playoff in the PGA Championship and set the stage for a busy summer of golf!
I wanted to spotlight 5 quick items to jump start your week!
PGA Pro Crisis to PGA Pro Solutions – As most of you probably saw, an article was written in Golf Digest recently about our industry and profession. Over the weekend, I was sent this video from Will Robbins, who was one of our main speakers at our Annual Meeting in February. While it spotlights more around teaching and PGA Modern Coach, I do think the video has many messages that can help our PGA Professionals. Click Here to watch.
Tournaments and Playing – The summer months have many playing opportunities. Besides from great events, it’s an opportunity to network, interact with partners, and build relationships. From the 9-9-9 at Whispering Pines to the Pro-Junior at Golfcrest CC to a new Pro-Pro Am-Am in August (announcement coming soon) to the Texas Team Championship at HSB, please consider playing in an event this summer. Click Here for our full schedule.
Do You Know your Pro? – In an effort to showcase the many different people that make up the STPGA, your communication’s team is finding new ways to showcase you! This year we started a new series called Do You Know your Pro? A new video was released today and you can find all 4 of them so far this year by Clicking Here. While these are fun and enjoyable to watch, we are working on bigger projects to showcase what each career track is all about and why PGA Professionals are the leaders in the industry. Enjoy the videos!
Best Junior Golf Program in the Country! – We have more playing opportunities for juniors than ever before, and this is both a direct and indirect benefit for PGA Professionals within our section. From new golfers starting out at Drive, Chip, and Putt to college ready players on the Srixon Prestige Tour, we have something for everyone! Our big summer ending Championship is a week earlier this year on July 26-28 at The Woodlands CC – Palmer Course. Click Here for our newly updated Parent Resources page and Click Here for our newly updated FAQ’s page. Both are great resources for you along with any junior golf parent.
Career Services and Jobs – In case you missed it, hopefully you saw our spotlight on our new Career Services Consultant Doug Turner and the Regional Model update. Most importantly, if you need any help around your job, career opportunities, or just want to chat about ideas, please do not hesitate to call or email Doug or I. Secondly, if your club needs help with searches or going through transitions in any department, the PGA wants to help! PGA ExecuSearch is gaining a lot of momentum and more information about this fee-based search option can be found by Clicking Here.
Let’s have a great summer. Continue to be awesome and please let me know if I can help in any way. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you as your Executive Director.
Thomas Hutton, PGA
Executive Director
PS – Do you follow us on social media for both the section and junior golf? Does your own facility follow us? If not, its one of the best ways to stay in touch and connect!
